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Thankfully I got creative when I installed my only electronic-lock gun safe, and installed a mechanical linkage override that could open the safe if the electronics malfunctioned.

Intermittent failures became noticeable over the past couple years, so I looked for replacement parts and of course nothing was an exact match. Since the safe was not my 'rapid-access' one, I didn't worry too much, but finally got locked out for over a week, with my laptop computer in it and some needed projects to work on that were only on my laptop computer.

So I spent the weekend re-doing the safe lockwork, not just installing a new electronic lock, but having to modify the internals to work with the new lock. Worrying about "what if I don't get done on time" because I only have the one 'big' safe and my other small one, so stuff would be unsecured if I didn't get it fixed.

Each time I'd test it before mounting the inner door facing, and it would work, but then I'd install that, do a final test before shutting the door, and then shut the door and work the combination......and......nothing... :?

Then I'd have to use my mechanical override, which is NOT a simple thing due to being concealed and in a different part of the house and still requiring a key and 20 minutes with various hand tools for access....and open everything back up again. Turns out the door innards were binding part of the mechanism. That might be what wore out the original one, actually.

Finally after six sessions with Mr. Dremel, and a dozen colorful language episodes, IT IS DONE....!

....and it WORKS.....!

Now back to the wood splitter......
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An excellent example of why I opted out of an electronic locking mechanism, when I was buying a gun safe. (aka: K.I.S.S. ;) )

The older I get, the less I appreciate drama........ :roll:

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Pete44ru wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:05 am .

And excellent example of why I opted out of an electronic locking mechanism, when I was buying a gun safe. (aka: K.I.S.S. ;) )

The older I get, the less I appreciate drama........ :roll:

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"Same here! None of my safes have electronics." +1
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"Same here! None of my safes have electronics." +1
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Pete44ru wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:05 amAnd excellent example of why I opted out of an electronic locking mechanism, when I was buying a gun safe. (aka: K.I.S.S. ;) )
The older I get, the less I appreciate drama........ :roll:
+1. It's only now becoming apparent as to just how much foresight I had when I was 32! Or, maybe it was simply a distrust of electronic "stuff"! Or, was it that "1984" was just around the corner? :twisted:
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AJMD429 wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:00 am Finally after... a dozen colorful language episodes, IT IS DONE....!
Ayuh, here'ah in Maine we call that... "Liquid Lubrication".

Glad you got rid of that fool device and went old school.

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Stop that.

You're a GP, not a Surgeon.

Do you know how hard it is to sterilize a Dremel to CMS/JCo standards?

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As the old saying goes: "Been there; done that."

An electronic lock is nothing but a miniature computer and sooner or later, it will fail. When mine failed, I had the old Tried and True mechanical lock installed.
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My electric lock has a key backup, behind the keyboard in case it fails. Battery went dead once. It was the only time I used the key to open it. Otherwise the keyboard works great.
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BenT wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2017 8:42 pm My electric lock has a key backup, behind the keyboard in case it fails. Battery went dead once. It was the only time I used the key to open it. Otherwise the keyboard works great.
Yep, 'electronic' is great - IF
. a) there is a failsafe mechanical backup, and
. b) there is enough time for that backup to work...

Electronic 'anti-lock' brakes come to mind - they are set up so that if they fail, the mechanical ones still work within milliseconds. I'm ok with that.

IF the safe in question is just for storing collectibles or hunting guns, no big deal if the electronics fail, just go find your key or whatever.

HOWEVER, if the safe has your primary defense weapon, it needs to have a simple, ALWAYS-working, lock - which precludes anything electronic, or 'fingerprint' technology.

So - our 'need-it-now' handgun safe is VERY simple mechanical mechanism, our 'need-it-soon' long-gun one is a more complex combination lock, and the only 'electronic' one is the 'going hunting tomorrow' one.
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Power outage early this morning had the entire system out. It took an hour to get everything up and running so that we could actually do business. Just one more piece in the chain of evidence as to why I don't totally trust electronics.
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Yes my gun safe is for hunting rifles and handguns. I live in the country and don't keep my self defense guns in a safe. My kids are grown so I have no youngsters in the house that I need to keep all guns locked up. Plus it is hard to shoot starlings off the bird feeders if I have to go into the basement and get the 22 out of the safe. It is always in the corner of the living room next to the deck door.
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